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also weiner
as in frankfurter
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Recent Examples of wiener
Americans didn’t invent the hot dog, but the nation’s German immigrants refined the wiener from Vienna and frankfurter from Frankfurt to a preferred game-day cuisine.
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Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 14 Apr. 2025
Local dogs walked alongside wiener pups from 19 different European countries and other locales.
—Raven Brunner, People.com, 20 Mar. 2025
Lady Gaga, as a sympathetic classmate, sings a very good song as Pip trains by using a hot dog wiener as a heavy bag and bench presses blocks of cheese.
—Omar L. Gallaga, Los Angeles Times, 9 Mar. 2025
After all, how many evil corporations have started because a guy got embarrassed about his wiener in the woods?
—Josh Wigler, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Feb. 2025
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Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 14 Apr. 2025
Local dogs walked alongside wiener pups from 19 different European countries and other locales.
—Raven Brunner, People.com, 20 Mar. 2025
Lady Gaga, as a sympathetic classmate, sings a very good song as Pip trains by using a hot dog wiener as a heavy bag and bench presses blocks of cheese.
—Omar L. Gallaga, Los Angeles Times, 9 Mar. 2025
After all, how many evil corporations have started because a guy got embarrassed about his wiener in the woods?
—Josh Wigler, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wiener
Noun
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The figures of frankfurters purchased were already piling up as the Twins took batting practice roughly 90 minutes before the 7:08 p.m. first pitch.—
Dan Hayes,
New York Times,
27 Aug. 2025
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Smack dab in the middle of hot dog season is a day to celebrate the frankfurter: National Hot Dog Day, which falls this year on Wednesday, July 16.—
Mike Snider,
USA Today,
16 July 2025
Noun
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The gourmet pizza is also superb, with delicious choices like Burrata, Nduja and spicy Calabrian salami and Quattro formaggio with truffle.—
Joanne Shurvell,
Forbes.com,
27 Aug. 2025
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The Miami mayor scoffed that salami belonged on pizza (debatable).—
Carlos Frías,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
19 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Brisket, sausage, turkey, and smoked bologna are just some of the proteins available that pair well with barbecue beans, macaroni and cheese, potato salad, and other sides.—
Amanda Ogle,
Travel + Leisure,
15 Aug. 2025
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Soon after, Henry was sleeping on an air mattress with a slow leak in the furthest reaches of Brooklyn, stealing cable from neighbors, eating bologna sandwiches and collecting bus transfers to help with his commute to Manhattan’s theaters.—
Stuart Miller,
Variety,
7 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Through the years, the university signed marketing agreements with different hot dog suppliers, and that dictated which weenie went in the bun.—
Jennifer Stewart Kornegay,
Southern Living,
30 Aug. 2025
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Meanwhile, a Frankies Bikinis set recently worn by Sabrina Carpenter is quite literally an itty-bitty, teenie-weenie, yellow polka dot bikini.—
Natalie Hammond,
CNN Money,
18 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The sandwich is loaded with a juicy looking stack of ham, pepperoni, salami, Swiss cheese, banana peppers, red onions, tomatoes, and lettuce.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
3 Sep. 2025
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The new meat sauce has chili flakes, cherry peppers, red bell pepper, pepperoni, red wine and garlic and herbs.—
Cheryl V. Jackson,
The Courier-Journal,
26 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Add kielbasa, onion, garlic, chili powder, salt, cumin and pepper; cook, stirring often, until onion is tender and kielbasa is browned, about 6 minutes.—
The Know,
Denver Post,
29 Aug. 2025
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Ukrainian grab included pierogies, kielbasa, sauerkraut, and Caesars.—
Ashlyn Robinette,
People.com,
24 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Not deep-fried or marketed alongside the latest trend — who knows whether that sausage was brushed in tallow or if the cooks avoided seed oils for the flavorful vinaigrette on those tomatoes, those kaleidoscopic tomatoes.—
Lyndsay C. Green,
Freep.com,
4 Sep. 2025
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The sausage had a nice spice, and the amount of ketchup was just enough to coat all the ingredients.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
4 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Boar’s Head permanently stopped making liverwurst and recalled more than 7 million pounds of deli products.—
Jonel Aleccia,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Aug. 2025
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So was supper, featuring spring rolls, liverwurst and potato chips.—
Elisabeth Egan,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2025
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“Wiener.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wiener. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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